two-word expression

Question 1

allergic

Answer 1

reaction

Question 2

balanced

Answer 2

diet

Question 3

bedside

Answer 3

manner

Question 4

biological

Answer 4

clock

Question 5

bone

Answer 5

marrow

Question 6

brain

Answer 6

death

Question 7

clinical

Answer 7

trial

Question 8

digestive

Answer 8

system

Question 9

general

Answer 9

Anaesthetic

Question 10

general

Answer 10

practitioner

Question 11

heart

Answer 11

attack

Question 12

malignant

Answer 12

tumour

Question 13

plastic

Answer 13

surgery

Question 14

primary

Answer 14

tooth

Question 15

surgical

Answer 15

intervention

Question 16

A condition in which the heart has a reduced blood supply because one of the arteries becomes blocked by a blood clot, causing myocardial ischaemia and myocardial infarction

Answer 16

heart attack

Question 17

A substance given to make someone lose consciousness so that a major surgical operation can be carried out

Answer 17

general anaesthetic

Question 18

Soft tissue in cancellous bone

Answer 18

bone marrow

Question 19

The treatment of disease or other condition by surgery.

Answer 19

surgical intervention

Question 20

Any one of the first twenty teeth which develop in children between about six months and two-and- a-half years of age, and are replaced by the permanent teeth at around the age of six.

Answer 20

primary tooth

Question 21

Surgery to repair damaged or malformed parts of the body.

Answer 21

plastic surgery

Question 22

A condition in which the nerves in the brain stem have died, and the person can be certified as dead, although the heart may not have stopped beating.

Answer 22

brain death

Question 23

The way in which a doctor behaves towards a patient, especially a patient who is in bed.

Answer 23

bedside manner

Question 24

An effect produced by a substance to which a person has an allergy, such as sneezing or a skin rash

Answer 24

allergic reaction

Question 25

A trial carried out in a medical laboratory on a person or on tissue from a person

Answer 25

clinical trial

Question 26

A tumour which is cancerous and can grow again or spread into other parts of the body, even if removed surgically.

Answer 26

malignant tumour

Question 27

A doctor who provides first-line medical care for all types of illness to people who live locally, refers them to hospital if necessary and encourages health promotion.

Answer 27

general practitioner

Question 28

The rhythm of daily activities and bodily processes such as eating, defecating or sleeping, frequently controlled by hormones, which repeats every twenty-four hours.

Answer 28

biological clock

Question 29

The set of organs such as the stomach, liver and pancreas which are associated with the digestion of food.

Answer 29

digestive system

Question 30

A diet that provides all the nutrients needed in the correct proportions.

Answer 30

balanced diet